Helen Reilly shared this photo which shows people of Caldervale (Finmeoot). Helen added, “This is Edward “pony” and Helen Doyle with family. Michael, Catherine John, Ann, Bernard, Ellen, Mary. They all stayed in Caldervale until they moved to Blantyre itself in 1950.” The photo is likely 1940s. How smart everybody looks. Perhaps a sunday, or wedding? […]
Pictured at Caldervale are local children (who lived at Finmeoot). The photo has seen a little damage, but the faces can still be zoomed in on. Taken around the early 1930’s, the children play on a roundabout. Thank you to Helen Reilly for her written permission and sharing one of her treasured family photos.
This is a lovely photo I saw recently on the Facebook page “FinMeOot friends”. Pictured in the late 1940s is Margaret McNeil on her back steps looking down at the camera, as Francis Reynolds walks by in a smart suit. Fin Me Oot or Caldervale was home to many miners families. The last family to […]
Fin Me Oot was the name given to a small miner’s village located on the banks of the Rotten Calder, a tributary of the River Clyde. The village’s formal name was Caldervale. However, in its latter years, after the demise of mining in the area, its location meant it was not easily found by visitors, […]